Item and Unit

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Item noun - A whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection.

Usage example: they reduced the price on many items

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Unit is a synonym for item in thing topic. In some cases you can use "Unit" instead a noun "Item", when it comes to topics like article.

Nearby Words: itemize, itemise, itemised

Unit noun - A single undivided whole.

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Item is a synonym for unit in part topic. Sometimes you can use "Item" instead a noun "Unit", if it concerns topics such as component.

Nearby Word: unitary

good	good item	good unit
expensive	expensive item	expensive unit
special	special item	special unit
best	best item	best unit
Other adjectives: particular, specific, regular, standard, single, small, powerful, actual, large, main, secret, new, unique, useful, given, extra, basic, last, different, available.

You can only give items to another unit, and once you've given an item, the unit's turn ends.

Source: Video Game / Fire Emblem Akaneia
All There in the Manual: Most of the lore and world-building can be found in the Unit and Item Guides, which are accessible in the Randall Imperial Library.

Source: Video Game / Brave Frontier
For added value, get Replicate and Galeforce (which is only available via the Ebon Wing item exclusive to DLC) on the same unit.

Source: Game Breaker / Fire Emblem

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